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Malcolm’s Journey: From Couch to Marathon at 70 

At 70, Malcolm is set to run his first marathon at the Great Welsh Marathon on 17th March 2025. His running journey began just a few years ago, driven by a desire to improve his health. In October 2022, weighing 16st 2lb and facing rising diabetes numbers, he joined Slimming World, a decision that sparked

Great Welsh Marathon becomes the first race in Wales selected in the AbbottWMM Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Rankings qualifying series.

The Great Welsh Marathon has been selected to participate in the seventh edition of the AbbottWMM Marathon Tours & Travel Age Group World Rankings qualifying series.  As a qualifying race, participants in the Great Welsh Marathon can compete to earn a ranking to be invited to the 2026 World Marathon Majors Age Group World Championships. David Martin-Jewell, Managing

EasyFundraising – Free cashback for your chosen charity?

Great news – we’ve found a free and easy way for you to raise funds for your charity! Our exciting new partnership with easyfundraising will get you well on the way to reaching your challenge target.  easyfundraising in a nutshell easyfundraising is an online fundraising platform that lets you raise money for your charity through

Meet Our Race Ambassadors

Our Ambassador Team is made up of local runners and those who match our 5 basic principles which we believe demonstrate the correct approach to running and general fitness that include: CRAIG JONES OF SWANSEA What Craig Loves About Running: Running has always been a passion of mine, it gives me a sense of freedom

 Marathon Record Smashed Yet Again… 

At The 2024 2Wish Great Welsh Marathon An exciting day was had by all at yesterday’s 2Wish Great Welsh Marathon Events hosted at Pembrey Country Park. The race that incorporates both the full and half marathon distances saw over 1,000 runners and hundreds of spectators and volunteers attend this hugely popular event.  Renowned as being one of

Front Runner Events Go Greener with JogOn

Following the introduction of greener initiatives at the beginning the year, we are excited to be continuing our efforts to reduce, reuse and regenerate. As a result, we have partnered with JogOn. The JogOn campaign is founded on the principle to reuse and recycle perfectly usable running shoes and reduce the number of trainers reaching landfill

Everything you need to know before you #RunCymru

2Wish Great Welsh Marathon Events! Excitement is building amongst the running community as one of Wales’ oldest marathon events returns this Sunday, 17th March 2024. The 2Wish Great Welsh Marathon and Half Marathon will be hosted at the award-winning Pembrey Country Park, a location renowned for its stunning woodlands (all 500 acres of it!) and gorgeous

Gravells Lead The Way For An Electrifying Event!

Front Runner Events, Wales’ largest family-owned, mass participation race organiser announces a 3-year partnership with Gravells, the leading vehicle dealership group for the region. The partnership will see the award-winning vehicle range at the Front Runner Event Series between 2024 to 2027. The Gravell’s partnership will begin at the Tata Steel Llanelli Half Marathon and 10K this Sunday,

Regenerating Nature One Step At A Time!

We are excited to announce that we are partnering with Swansea University to help their teams regenerate nature through the UK’s largest seagrass project. Scientists at Swansea University have set up the independent charity Project Seagrass in order to turn seagrass conservation research into action. This is a major international success story for Swansea University and we are thrilled